It’s been just over five years since Bobby Charles died. Here is his fascinating story on NPR. So many of his songs have resonance for me, a good-natured wistfullness despite the subject matter. “He was so unpretentious and laid-back. On further investigation, you’d find out he wrote all these incredible songs.” In his younger years, Mr.…
With Mardi Gras almost upon us the loss of Big Chief Bo Dollis is really felt. Here is an interview with Big Chief Bo Dollis and the funeral report. And Bo Dollis was the Louis Armstrong, the Mahalia Jackson of the Mardi Gras Indian culture of New Orleans. Big Chief Bo DollisBo DollisChief Bo DollisLouis ArmstrongMardi GrasMardi…
New Scientist The Economist The Telegraph The Independent . . . and the original Chalmers paper. brain scienceCognitionCognitive neuroscienceCognitive scienceconsciousnessDavid ChalmersneurosciencePatricia Churchlandphilosophical literaturephilosophical psychologyPhilosophy of mindqualiathe hard problemthomas nagel
“You’re kneeling on Rex’s grave!” Ignatius shouted. “Now tell me what you and that debauched McCarthyite have been doing? You probably belong to some secret political cell. No wonder I’ve been bombarded with those witch hunt pamphlets. No wonder I was trailed last night. Where is that Battaglia matchmaker. Where is she? She must be…
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The into to Joshua Rust’s chapter: Cognitive neuroscience is in the midst of what has been called an “affective revolution,” which places empathy at the center of a core set of moral competencies. While empathy has not been without its critics (Bloom, 2013; Prinz, 2011), both the radicals and the reactionaries routinely cite Adam Smith’s…
Live Twitter Q&A on Monday 9 Feb at 8:30am PT, 11:30am UTC and 16:30 GMT. Adam SmithPropriety and Prosperity: New Studies on the Philosophy of Adam SmithTheory of Moral SentimentsWealth of Nations
The very excellent Stephen Turner on Edward Shils. Check out Shils’ classic book Tradition. edward shilsMichael OakeshottMichael Polanyiphilosophy of social sciencesocial epistemologyStephen TurnerTradition
Typically each Wednesday I have been posting The Moviegoer quotes and extracts. It dawned upon me the significance of the day (WP fans will know what I’m referring to). So from now on all the WP quotes and extracts will be posted under the rubric of WP Wednesday. A good rotation. A rotation I define…
. . . a report published Thursday by the American Historical Association has found that the past is currently expanding at an alarming rate. American Historical AssociationHegelHistorymetaphyicsphilosophical humorPhilosophy of historytime
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